ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 5 June 2009
Announcements This Week
Call for Expressions of Interest for 2010 Nominating Committee Chair
ICANN is immediately seeking expressions of interest for the 2010 Nominating Committee (NomCom) Chair.
5 June 2009
Whois Accuracy Study Launches
ICANN in coordination with the National Opinion Research Center at the
University of Chicago ("NORC") has undertaken a study of domain name Whois contact data accuracy.
5 June 2009
Public Comment: Proposed City Top-Level Domain (CTLD) Constituency
The ICANN Board has now received a fourth formal petition from the prospective City Top-Level Domain (CTLD) Constituency.
5 June 2009
ICANN to Work with United States Government and VeriSign on Interim Solution to Core Internet Security Issue
ICANN will work with the U.S. Department of Commerce's National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and VeriSign on the goal
of an operationally Signed Root Zone as soon as feasible in 2009.
3 June 2009
Public Comment: Travel Support Guidelines for Community Members
In order to ensure that the
resources are prioritized and administered appropriately, the Travel
Support Guidelines have been updated for FY10, as reflected in this Community Travel Support Guidelines for public comment paper.
3 June 2009
Improving Institutional Confidence: The Way Forward
"Improving Institutional Confidence: The Way Forward," was published for community review and follows from the work of the President's Strategy Committee (PSC).
1 June 2009
Tajikistan Becomes 50th Accountability Framework Signatory
ICANN and TJ TLD Registry, the manager for the Tajikistan country code
Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) signed the 50th arrangement under the AF
programme.
1 June 2009
Applicant Guidebook: Public Comments Analysis and Revised Excerpts
The second version of the Applicant Guidebook for new generic top-level
domains (gTLDs) generated continued public interest, as expressed by
over 200 comments received.
31 May 2009
Update: Fast Track Implementation (3rd Revision)
One more paper is being included in the Fast Track Implementation package, Cost Analysis of IDN ccTLDs: Focus on Program Development and Processing Costs. This paper provides cost analyses of the IDN ccTLDs including the costs to process a request for a new IDN ccTLD as well as the development costs associated with IDN policy and the Fast Track process.
31 May 2009
Upcoming Events
21 - 26 June 2009: 35th International Public ICANN Meeting - Sydney, Australia
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